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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Jan.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Jan.
2025		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 207,088 208,058 208,120 207,088 207,788 - 207,980 208,058 208,120

Civilian labor force

 128,282 128,066 128,232 128,986 128,560 - 128,477 128,617 128,876

Participation rate

 61.9 61.6 61.6 62.3 61.9 - 61.8 61.8 61.9

Employed

 123,231 123,518 122,959 124,409 123,739 - 123,517 123,778 124,081

Employment-population ratio

 59.5 59.4 59.1 60.1 59.6 - 59.4 59.5 59.6

Unemployed

 5,051 4,548 5,273 4,577 4,821 - 4,960 4,838 4,795

Unemployment rate

 3.9 3.6 4.1 3.5 3.7 - 3.9 3.8 3.7

Not in labor force

 78,806 79,992 79,888 78,102 79,228 - 79,503 79,441 79,245

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,565 66,473 66,690 66,844 66,725 - 66,683 66,700 66,947

Participation rate

 69.6 69.2 69.4 69.9 69.5 - 69.4 69.4 69.6

Employed

 64,034 64,157 64,049 64,741 64,369 - 64,311 64,411 64,730

Employment-population ratio

 67.0 66.8 66.6 67.7 67.1 - 67.0 67.0 67.3

Unemployed

 2,530 2,316 2,640 2,102 2,356 - 2,371 2,289 2,216

Unemployment rate

 3.8 3.5 4.0 3.1 3.5 - 3.6 3.4 3.3

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,973 56,986 57,126 57,017 57,003 - 56,993 57,008 57,165

Participation rate

 57.7 57.4 57.5 57.8 57.5 - 57.5 57.4 57.6

Employed

 55,040 55,349 55,080 55,157 55,082 - 55,051 55,178 55,196

Employment-population ratio

 55.8 55.8 55.5 55.9 55.6 - 55.5 55.6 55.6

Unemployed

 1,933 1,637 2,046 1,859 1,921 - 1,943 1,831 1,968

Unemployment rate

 3.4 2.9 3.6 3.3 3.4 - 3.4 3.2 3.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,745 4,607 4,416 5,125 4,831 - 4,801 4,909 4,764

Participation rate

 37.0 36.2 34.7 40.0 37.8 - 37.7 38.5 37.4

Employed

 4,157 4,011 3,830 4,510 4,288 - 4,155 4,190 4,154

Employment-population ratio

 32.4 31.5 30.1 35.2 33.6 - 32.6 32.9 32.6

Unemployed

 588 596 587 615 543 - 646 719 610

Unemployment rate

 12.4 12.9 13.3 12.0 11.2 - 13.5 14.6 12.8

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,621 35,995 36,028 35,621 35,892 - 35,961 35,995 36,028

Civilian labor force

 22,131 22,539 22,558 22,236 22,598 - 22,948 22,728 22,667

Participation rate

 62.1 62.6 62.6 62.4 63.0 - 63.8 63.1 62.9

Employed

 20,704 20,978 20,890 20,858 20,892 - 21,065 21,024 21,040

Employment-population ratio

 58.1 58.3 58.0 58.6 58.2 - 58.6 58.4 58.4

Unemployed

 1,427 1,562 1,668 1,378 1,706 - 1,884 1,704 1,627

Unemployment rate

 6.4 6.9 7.4 6.2 7.6 - 8.2 7.5 7.2

Not in labor force

 13,489 13,456 13,470 13,384 13,294 - 13,013 13,267 13,361

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,400 10,577 10,504 10,443 10,594 - 10,776 10,669 10,552

Participation rate

 68.7 69.0 68.5 69.0 69.4 - 70.4 69.6 68.8

Employed

 9,625 9,888 9,665 9,731 9,889 - 9,969 9,938 9,782

Employment-population ratio

 63.6 64.5 63.0 64.3 64.8 - 65.1 64.9 63.8

Unemployed

 775 689 840 713 705 - 807 731 770

Unemployment rate

 7.5 6.5 8.0 6.8 6.7 - 7.5 6.9 7.3

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 11,108 11,154 11,288 11,115 11,106 - 11,238 11,222 11,294

Participation rate

 62.4 62.0 62.7 62.4 61.9 - 62.5 62.4 62.7

Employed

 10,510 10,406 10,589 10,516 10,275 - 10,440 10,403 10,580

Employment-population ratio

 59.0 57.8 58.8 59.1 57.3 - 58.1 57.8 58.7

Unemployed

 598 748 699 599 831 - 798 820 714

Unemployment rate

 5.4 6.7 6.2 5.4 7.5 - 7.1 7.3 6.3

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 623 809 765 678 898 - 934 837 821

Participation rate

 23.3 30.2 28.5 25.4 33.5 - 34.8 31.2 30.6

Employed

 569 684 636 612 728 - 656 684 678

Employment-population ratio

 21.3 25.5 23.7 22.9 27.1 - 24.4 25.5 25.3

Unemployed

 54 125 129 66 170 - 278 153 143

Unemployment rate

 8.7 15.5 16.8 9.8 18.9 - 29.8 18.3 17.4

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 19,111 19,788 19,659 19,111 19,519 - 19,836 19,788 19,659

Civilian labor force

 12,283 12,997 12,910 12,357 12,751 - 13,083 13,036 12,986

Participation rate

 64.3 65.7 65.7 64.7 65.3 - 66.0 65.9 66.1

Employed

 11,815 12,557 12,356 11,903 12,197 - 12,617 12,565 12,450

Employment-population ratio

 61.8 63.5 62.9 62.3 62.5 - 63.6 63.5 63.3

Unemployed

 467 441 554 454 553 - 466 471 536

Unemployment rate

 3.8 3.4 4.3 3.7 4.3 - 3.6 3.6 4.1

Not in labor force

 6,828 6,790 6,749 6,754 6,769 - 6,753 6,752 6,673

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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Last Modified Date: February 11, 2026